Dr. J. Marcos Palacios

Office: GDC 5.418

Course Description:

This course studies software design, implementation, and validation techniques through the review of software industry practices as well as participation on team software projects. It emphasizes structured analysis, programming style, and project documentation in large software projects with the goal of identifying the engineering skills for developing higher-quality, maintainable software systems.

Course Objectives:

Upon course completion, the student is expected to:

Explain the details of several software development models, and quality and configuration management techniques.
Apply engineering skills to the different phases of software development in order to produce higher-quality, maintainable software systems.
Understand how to plan, manage, and effectively participate in a software development project, emphasizing self-directed learning and teamwork via reflections and group evaluations.
Have participated in software project planning and decision making to meet delivery commitments and team schedules.
Have developed structured and thorough technical writing skills applied to software development documentation.

Required Textbook:

Ian Sommerville, Software Engineering, 10th Edition, 2016, Pearson.

ISBN-13: 978-0-13-394303-0, Digital-13: 978-0-13-394323-8. (An e-book version is available.)

There will be assigned readings from the textbook.

The textbook is on the Longhorn Textbook Access (LTA) program. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING FROM THE UNIVERSITY COOP:

The LTA program provides the Course Materials to students in digital format through Canvas on the first day of classes (or when the Canvas course is published) for the lowest available price. On the 5th class day, students will be billed on their UT “What I Owe” account for the LTA material. They have until the 12th class day to “opt-out” in Canvas and purchase an alternative elsewhere, or up to the 20th class day to pay the LTA bill. Estimated (not final) student price: $39.39 Duration: perpetual.

Prerequisites:

The prerequisites for this course are CS 429 or CS 429H with a grade of at least C-.

Absences:
Excused absences may be given only for verifiable medical or family emergencies. Written documentation must be provided to qualify for an excused absence. The medical documentation must specifically state that you could not attend class due to your illness and must be signed by a physician. A job or internship interview or any other appointment does not constitute an excused absence.

Academic Integrity:
This course will abide by UTCS' code of academic integrity.

Students with Disabilities:
Students with disabilities may request appropriate academic accommodations.

Sexual Misconduct Reporting (SB 212):

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